Wiggle has been to see Bridget the vet today and the very good news is that he has put on some more weight. Today Wiggle weighed in at 29.7kg's, so nearly 2kg's in the last fortnight. Obviously I need to make sure he doesn't put weight on too quickly to reduce the chance of joint problems, arthritis etc but he does get plenty of exercise so hopefully I can manage his weight gain steadily.
Wiggle has some new fur growing, which is great news. It's still just fine hairs but the patch where he was shaved for the intradermal testing already has a nice covering of new fur. His ears are still a bit gunky but much better than they were before. I'll carry on with the ear drops so all being well in a few weeks they'll be looking much cleaner. They must be more comfortable as Wiggle doesn't scratch much now.
Once Wiggle has been on his current dose of Atopica (150mg) for a month I am to reduce it back to 100mg and see how he goes with that. We're going back on the 26th so its nice to know that he's doing well enough not to need monitoring so closely.
Thursday, 31 July 2008
Wednesday, 30 July 2008
Wiggle - Day 41
A quite couple of days for Wiggle. On Monday afternoon we had some torrential rain and lots of loud thunder so Wiggle decided to stand in the doorway and bark. Maybe trying to scare the thunder away? Fortunately we managed to get our walks in without getting soaked.
Wiggle had a bit of a traumatic incident earlier - a moth attacked him! He was minding his own business, snoozing in his bed when something made his nose twitch. Next thing, he was wriggling around, trying to get away from the scary flying beastie until he admitted defeat and jumped from his bed and ran to the other side of the room. Once I had removed the moth, Wiggle wasn't convinced it was safe to get back in to bed so is now sleeping on the floor. Next to the bed.
Tomorrow Wiggle is off to see Bridget and get his skin checked. He'll be weighed and I'm hoping he has put on a little more weight. Even if he hasn't, he's doing well still, taking his meds and looking much better than when he arrived.
Wiggle had a bit of a traumatic incident earlier - a moth attacked him! He was minding his own business, snoozing in his bed when something made his nose twitch. Next thing, he was wriggling around, trying to get away from the scary flying beastie until he admitted defeat and jumped from his bed and ran to the other side of the room. Once I had removed the moth, Wiggle wasn't convinced it was safe to get back in to bed so is now sleeping on the floor. Next to the bed.
Tomorrow Wiggle is off to see Bridget and get his skin checked. He'll be weighed and I'm hoping he has put on a little more weight. Even if he hasn't, he's doing well still, taking his meds and looking much better than when he arrived.
Monday, 28 July 2008
Wiggle - Day 39
Another lovely sunny day here so we went out early before it got too warm for the boys. Sadly no water for Wiggle to play in today as we went walking in the fields across the road from our house, but Wiggle still had fun.
Sir H mostly trundled about, in between stopping to sit and yawn. Clearly it was all too much effort for the old chap. Since coming home Sir H has gone back upstairs and will probably stay up there for most of the day.
Last night I met my friend Sarah at the pub. Wiggle came too and was very good, said hello to everyone who went past and seemed to enjoy doing some people watching.
Wiggle's blog has now had over 3,000 page views, which is fab, considering its just a blog about a skinny baldy dog. Its nice to know that so many of you are interested in reading about Wiggle and his time here with us.
Sir H mostly trundled about, in between stopping to sit and yawn. Clearly it was all too much effort for the old chap. Since coming home Sir H has gone back upstairs and will probably stay up there for most of the day.
Last night I met my friend Sarah at the pub. Wiggle came too and was very good, said hello to everyone who went past and seemed to enjoy doing some people watching.
Wiggle's blog has now had over 3,000 page views, which is fab, considering its just a blog about a skinny baldy dog. Its nice to know that so many of you are interested in reading about Wiggle and his time here with us.
Sunday, 27 July 2008
Wiggle - Day 38
We've had a lazy sunny Sunday here. As its so warm, Dolly's still not going out and Sir H went back up to bed after his breakfast, so just Wiggle for walkies. We went over to see my parents and Wiggle was his sociable self, giving his paw and watching my dad in the kitchen. Wiggle also found the two giant tennis balls that my mum got and had a play with those before they had to be taken away as he was getting a little too excited indoors!
With Wiggle being a youngster still and needing his exercise I took him to Coate Water on the outskirts of Swindon so he could have a run around and then cool down in the lake. Being a boy, Wiggle was very pleased to see a sign pointing to the Tree Collection!
As soon as Wiggle see's water, he's there, ready to splash around. He has been doing well perfecting his swimming technique and no longer looks as daft as before. He wasn't distracted by the geese and thankfully didn't find anything nasty and smelly to roll in today. The park was busier than when we've been before in the week, but Wiggle was a good boy and didn't raid any picnics, although did need calling back when the smell of a barbecue sent him off course!
Being such a warm day, we decided that an ice cream was in order and shared one back at the car before coming home.
With Wiggle being a youngster still and needing his exercise I took him to Coate Water on the outskirts of Swindon so he could have a run around and then cool down in the lake. Being a boy, Wiggle was very pleased to see a sign pointing to the Tree Collection!
As soon as Wiggle see's water, he's there, ready to splash around. He has been doing well perfecting his swimming technique and no longer looks as daft as before. He wasn't distracted by the geese and thankfully didn't find anything nasty and smelly to roll in today. The park was busier than when we've been before in the week, but Wiggle was a good boy and didn't raid any picnics, although did need calling back when the smell of a barbecue sent him off course!
Being such a warm day, we decided that an ice cream was in order and shared one back at the car before coming home.
Saturday, 26 July 2008
Wiggle - Day 37
It's a lovely warm and sunny day here today so Wiggle had his walk early before it got too hot. Sit H decided to join us so we headed off across the fields. Wiggle had a good time chasing after his tennis ball and despite a few near misses, managed not to lose it. Sir H mostly pottered about, sniffing very interesting blades of grass.
Wiggle has been playing with bubbles in the garden but can't quite work out why they disappear when he touches them with his nose. He doesn't realise that he bursts the strange floating balls.
Wiggle was a perfect homechecking assistant yesterday - he met the resident dog, checked out the garden, found a tennis ball and before long had one of the family giving in to his demands of playing with him and the newly found ball. Thankfully when we left Wiggle didn't steal the ball, although I wouldn't have put it past him!
Somehow, Wiggle has managed to get his tail in the water bowl on the patio. Judging by the grass on his back, I suspect he was rolling around on the grass but got closer to the patio than he intended and ended up with is tail in the bowl. Strange dog.
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